diff --git a/jsonb.go b/jsonb.go
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+++ b/jsonb.go
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+package dbx
+
+import (
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// JSONB is a type that represents a JSON object stored in the database. It is
+// a map[string]any and implements sql.Scanner, driver.Valuer, and Stringer.
+type JSONB map[string]any
+
+// NewJSONB creates a new JSONB value from a map[string]any.
+func NewJSONB(data map[string]any) JSONB {
+	return JSONB(data)
+}
+
+// ToMap converts the JSONB value to a map[string]any.
+func (j JSONB) ToMap() map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any(j)
+}
+
+// Scan implements the sql.Scanner interface. It supports converting from
+// string, []byte, or nil into a JSONB value. Attempting to convert from
+// any other type will return an error.
+func (j *JSONB) Scan(src any) error {
+	switch v := src.(type) {
+	case nil:
+		*j = nil
+		return nil
+	case []byte:
+		return json.Unmarshal(v, j)
+	case string:
+		return json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), j)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("Scan: unable to scan type %T into JSONB", v)
+	}
+}
+
+// Value implements the driver.Valuer interface. It converts the JSONB
+// value into a SQL driver value which can be used to directly use the
+// JSONB as a parameter to a SQL query.
+func (j JSONB) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	if j == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Marshal the JSONB to a byte slice
+	return json.Marshal(j)
+}
+
+func (j JSONB) String() string {
+	// Marshal the JSONB to a byte slice
+	bytes, err := json.Marshal(j)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return string(bytes)
+}
diff --git a/utility.go b/utility.go
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+++ b/utility.go
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+package dbx
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/mysql"
+)
+
+// ExprID converts a list of uint64 values to a list of mysql.Expression values
+func ExprID(ids []uint64) []mysql.Expression {
+	expressions := make([]mysql.Expression, len(ids))
+	for i, id := range ids {
+		expressions[i] = mysql.Uint64(id)
+	}
+	return expressions
+}
+
+// ExprEnum converts a list of uint8 values to a list of mysql.Expression values
+func ExprEnum(enums []uint8) []mysql.Expression {
+	expressions := make([]mysql.Expression, len(enums))
+	for i, enum := range enums {
+		expressions[i] = mysql.Uint8(enum)
+	}
+	return expressions
+}
diff --git a/uuid.go b/uuid.go
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+++ b/uuid.go
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+package dbx
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
+)
+
+// UUID is a wrapper around ksuid.KSUID that implements the
+// graphql.Unmarshaler and graphql.Marshaler interfaces for use in GraphQL APIs.
+// It also provides additional convenience functions such as ParseUUID and NewUUID.
+type UUID struct {
+	ksuid.KSUID
+}
+
+type uuidTransport struct {
+	UUIDStr string `json:"uuid_str"`
+}
+
+// Generates a new, wrapped KSUID. In the strange case that random bytes can't be read, it will panic.
+func NewUUID() UUID {
+	return UUID{KSUID: ksuid.New()}
+}
+
+// ParseUUID parses a UUID from a string. If the string is not a valid UUID, it will return an error.
+func ParseUUID(s string) (UUID, error) {
+	ksuid, err := ksuid.Parse(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return UUID{}, err
+	}
+	return UUID{KSUID: ksuid}, nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalGQL implements the graphql.Unmarshaler interface
+func (u *UUID) UnmarshalGQL(value interface{}) error {
+	slog.Debug("uuid unmarshaling from gql", "val", value)
+	str, ok := value.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("GraphQL failed to unmarshal UUID value: %v", value)
+	}
+
+	if err := u.UnmarshalText([]byte(str)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MarshalGQL implements the graphql.Marshaler interface
+func (u UUID) MarshalGQL(w io.Writer) {
+	transport := uuidTransport{UUIDStr: u.String()}
+	json, err := json.Marshal(transport)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("GraphQL failed to JSON-marshal UUID value: %s", err))
+	}
+	slog.Debug("uuid marshaling to gql", "uuid", u.String(), "json", string(json))
+	_, err = w.Write(json)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("GraphQL failed to write UUID value: %s", string(json)))
+	}
+}